The Future of SoundCloud

Jul 23, 2017, 03:29 AM

Hi guys. A friend directed me to this post about SoundCloud possibly closing down. I don’t know how authentic it is, but I know SC has had some problems over the past few years and this fellow seems genuinely concerned. I’m alarmed….

Good advice. There are stories of Songs that found success long after the co-writers have lost touch with one another. Someone misses out on whatever ‘success’ meant, perhaps the hard currency most of us could use at any given time.

I have been hearing this for a long time. I think it’s maybe part of the reason behind their failure to address the many bugs and technical issues that plague the site. There are alternatives out there, some of which are better in a lot of ways, but of course SoundCloud has the critical mass, which is why I have stuck with it.

Having said that, I upgraded my own site to be able to host mp3 files so that I could always be sure people could hear the latest version of a track instead of some earlier half-baked one, which is what SoundCloud would deliver in certain circumstances.

Interesting. I’ve been reading about it on several news sites too and I’ve seen several reasons given for SoundCloud’s demise. For example, the German media would make it seem as if SoundCloud owners refused to sell to larger companies in order to stay true to themselves, instead opting to let go hundreds of workers. While in North American media, the sentiment is that SoundCloud is not marketable in its current form, so investors aren’t really lining up to come on board, thereby allowing it to fail. It will be interesting to see what will become of it.

Mylène Besançon, Co-founder @ Tunedly

Tunedly connects music creators with the world’s best session musicians to make professional-sounding music online, while making it easier to get heard.

I could go on and on, but it would probably be best if you head over to https://tunedly.com to see what it’s all about.